Pocket for engine-couplings.



G. V. MARTIN.

POCKET ron ENGINE COUPLINGS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 14. l9l4.

Patented Aug. 6, 1918."

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G. V. MARTIN.

POCKET FOR ENGINE COUPLINGS. APPLICATION FILED ocT. 14. I914.

1,274,737. PatentedAug. 6,1918.

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To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I,

a citizen of the United States, residingat Cleveland, Cuyahoga county, Ohio, have 1nvented new and useful Improvements in Pockets .for Engine-Couplings, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawmgs, in

which Figure l is an elevation of a coupler a bottom viewthereof; Fig. 3 is a section of the coupler pocket showing the. couplersupporting shelf in tilted" position; Fig. 1

removed; Figs. 5 and 6 are details of the supporting shelf; Fig. 7 shows the base plate in inverted position, and Fig.8 is a section showing a modified form of my in- My invention relates tocoupler pockets for engines or tenders, which have an extended floor or shelf adapted to engage and support the coupler head forward of the mouth of i the pocket in order to prevent drooping or sagging of the coupler head -when inservice. My invention consists in providing a supporting shelf which is adjustable, and which can be positioned at varying heights in order to accommodate differently dimensioned coupler heads, and to compensate for wear. My invention further consists in means for removably attachlng the supporting shelf to thepocket at different points so that the pocket maybe reversed or inverted in order that the coupler may be positioned at different heights without interfering with the proper operation of the p I by the adjusting screw 19 and by which the parts.

Referring to the. drawings, A indicates the coupler pocket plate, andB the coupler head. The pocket plate A is provided with the usual recess 2 for the reception of the coupler shank 3. At the top and bottom of the recess 2 are formedlugs or'ears l, 4,

through either pair of which a bolt or pin 5 maybe passed, to-securexthe adjustable floor member or shelf 6 to the pocket. The adjustable shelf 6 is pivotally suspended 5 from the pocketA by'means of the bolt or pin 5, secured in either, of the holesin the lugs 4 or 4', and whichapasses'throughthe socket 7 of the shelf 6; The shelf. 6 has a forward portion 8, having a cylindrical bear- LGEORGE V. MARTIN,

pocket embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is [Patented Aug. 6; 1 18; Application filed October 14,1914. Serial No. 866,574. 1

platel l. The wear plate 11 is secured on i the cylindrical face 9 by a downward projection 12 and a cotter 13. By reason of its. detachable connection with the shelf 6, the plate 11, if worn or broken, may be readily replaced. The shelf 6 hasalso a rearwardlyextending portion 14., which carries the mechanism for adjusting the height ofthe wearing plate 11, and this mechanism consists of a set screw 15 or other suitable adjusting means, said screw having a threaded engagement in the aperture 16 and a bearing against the under surface 17 of the plate A. As the floor member 6 is tipped up and'down by manipulation of the set screw 15,'to adjust theheight of the coupler as it rests on the wear plate 11, the cylindrical bearings 9 and 10 permit the wear plate 11 i to remain in a horizontal position, thus 'ving an extended horizontal contact sur ace for supporting the coupler head'in its proper operative position. The recess 2 is shown;

as not centrally located in the vertical di mension of the plate A,and as the lugs 4' arespaced fartheraway from the horizontal center line of the pocket than are the'lugs 4, the height of the coupler may be varied by reversing or inverting in its position on the engine the plate-A, and by utilizing the lugs 4 for supporting the. adjustable shelf 6. The coupler may thusbe positioned at a lower level than when the shelf 6 issupported from the lugs a. The higher pos'ition is shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4:, and the lower position is shown in Fig. 7. V

'In Fig. 8 I have shown a modified form of my device, in which the adjusting mechanism is comprised of the wedge 18 actuated Itis obvlous that various modifications may be made in the construction which I have described and shown herein,-without departing from my. invention.

What I claim is: I v 1. In a coupler pocket, a shelf forsupporting a couplerhead pivotally secured to the pocket, the rear extension of the shelf carrying means for adjusting the height of 'the forward end of the shelf, the forward end ,offthe' shelf supporting a wear plate adapted ;to engage the under side of a cou-' "plerhead'. 1 w Q V i 2. In a coupler pocket,[a shelf for supporting a coupler head pivotally secured to tl1e '6l1 plate and the forward end of the the pocket and a Wear plate seated on the shelf having coiiperating arc-shaped bearfafiwa'rd' end 6f theshelf adapted w'engage iags tempt-mag enemy failnmrinmmfi the the under' side f a" eiinplr hettd; theWe-ar wear pla'te in isnhstan'tifilly 'a "horizontal 5 plate beilg adapted to tilt Wig]? the cfylLllpler plane.

head an to be maintained stantl in a hqrizontal plane by contact therewith GEORGE MARTIN 3. Ina "dl'lpilelpbket; -an adj ue'tfifblelilf *Vitfifie's attached to the couplert-p ocket; anda wear HARRY, ORR, '10 plate seated on the forwald end of theshelf, HUBERT LI SPENCE. 

